A former employee of the basketball series NBA let it burn on Facebook.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver received criticism from a former employee of the franchise in a Facebook post. EPA / AOP
– How do I log out of here?
With these words began the update of the Facebook account of more than 47 million followers.
However, in the publication seen on the account of the basketball league NBA, it was not about an accident, but about the criticism of a former employee of the league towards his ex-employer.
– I haven’t worked here for weeks. Either way, the NBA is overworking its social media workers at the expense of their health and social lives. The salary is less than $50,000 a year before taxes, the article claims.
– I worked 14-hour days sometimes without breaks. Attention Adam Silver.
If the claim is true, the NBA’s social media producers are underpaid. The author of the publication requests the attention of Silver, the commissioner and senior executive of the series.
– We don’t get health insurance until after 90 working days. Pretty crazy, right?
At the end of the quickly published message, the anonymous author says that he is happy with his decision to resign.
– I don’t need a job that prevents my happiness.
Although the publication was deleted, the screenshots taken from it survived on the Internet.
In addition to the content of the message, many wondered about the NBA’s lax approach to its social media usage rights. Leaving credentials to be managed by a former employee did not sound like a very data secure thing to many people.
The NBA shouldn’t be about money when it comes to paying salaries. According to Statsta.com, the league’s turnover in the 2021-22 season was more than ten billion dollars.